There’s no better way to spend a summer evening than at Indy’s Thursday night hangout: Concerts on the Canal, kicking off Thursday, May 23, 2013. The 2013 lineup on the Kruse Family Stardust Terrace includes the Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra, Tad Robinson, Everett Greene, Zanna-doo! and Peace Train, among others.

Performances are on the Kruse Family Stardust Terrace at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays. The Fourth of July Celebration is from 5 to 9:30 p.m.

June 6
IUPUI Jazz ComboTunes you thought you knew – jazz standards with a twist

June 13
IUPUI Faculty Jazz BandThe music of Cole Porter and trumpet player and composer Freddie Hubbard
June 20
Carol HarrisBig band classics

June 27
IUPUI: David Mannell with Laura Hammer-Erhart and Becky BartonBroadway favorites and Indiana composers

July 4
Indianapolis Municipal BandPatriotic tunes and marches

Peace TrainFavorite hits from the late 1960s and 1970s

July 11
Indianapolis Jazz OrchestraSwing, swing, swing!

July 18
Zanna-doo!High-energy dance favorites

July 25
Everett GreeneLove songs and standards

Aug. 1
C.W. and the Working Class TrioRhythm and blues, smooth soul

Aug. 8
Orchesta Bravo!Lively salsa and Latin jazz

Food service and a cash bar are available from the Stardust Terrace Cafe and outdoor grill. Guests may bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages to the concerts. All alcohol must be purchased and consumed on site. No pets and no smoking are allowed on the Plaza. Parking is available on a first-come basis.

Free seating is available on the grass. Tables for 8 are $45, $40 for members. Tables of 4 are $35, $30 for members. Single seats at a community table are available for $10, $9 for members.

Half- and full-season packages are available by calling 317-232-1882.

Event reservations are valid for the date and/or event of issue; no refunds or rain checks will be permitted. For more information, visit http://indianahistory.org/, or call 317-232-1882.